★ Johnny Adams ★
Real Live Living Hurtin' Man / Georgia Morning Dew

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     Artist: Johnny Adams
     Label: SSS International
     Catalogue: SSS-797
     Country: USA
     Date: 1970
     Format: 7"

      A. Real Live Living Hurtin' Man (Margaret Lewis, Myra Smith) 03:00
      B. Georgia Morning Dew (Margaret Lewis, Myra Smith) 03:15

      Genres: Blues, R&B
      Styles: Early R&B, New Orleans R&B, Retro-Soul

Johnny Adams' career is marked by three distinct commercial peaks - his recordings for Ric Records (1959-1963), SSS International (1968-1971), and Rounder Records (1984-1998). The first phase springs from Adams' deep roots in the fertile Crescent City. Born in New Orleans in 1932, he got his start there in the mid-1950's singing gospel music, first with the Soul Revivers and later with Bessie Griffin & The Consolators (who recorded briefly for Specialty). Legend has it that Adams was persuaded to convert to secular music when his upstairs neighbor, Dorothy Labostrie (who had previously written "Tutti Frutti" for Little Richard), heard him singing "Precious Lord" in the bathtub. After signing to the New Orleans indie label Ric in the 1959, he recorded Labostrie's "Oh Why," (later retitled "I Won't Cry") with an 18-year-old Mac Rebennack (soon to be known as Dr. John) producing.

★  Johnny Adams  ★